“A Place I Could Be Myself”
The Penn Women’s Center celebrates five decades of providing advocacy, advising, refuge, counseling, company, and tea. From its origins in the struggle against campus sexual violence, the center has evolved to tackle a range of concerns, from wellness to combating racism. The latest debate: Is its name, meant to be welcoming, too restrictive or exclusionary at a time when gender itself is contested?
Confirmation and Its Discontents
Anita Hill on 1991 and 2018.
Penn Feminists Look Back, and Beyond
Solidarity and diversity mark the 40th anniversary of women’s studies.
Women’s Studies “Fad” Flourishing at 35
Milestone mashup: Women’s Studies celebrates 35 years
The Secret of Our Success
Women can achieve a fulfilling blend of motherhood and career—just maybe not perfection. And that’s OK, says journalist and mother Leslie Bennetts CW’70, in an excerpt from her new book, The Feminine Mistake.
A Writer by Any Other Gender
Feminist Toril Moi on not being a “woman writer.”
Inclusive Fruit for Reactionary Times
Susannah Heschel Gr’89 is a Jewish woman and feminist revolutionary
Creating a Culture of Safety for Women
Conference highlights global threats to women
Rights vs. Capabilities
Capabilities approach offered as better social measure
What’s Wrong With White House Barbie?
Does a Generation Gap endanger feminism’s future?
The Double Shift: Managing Careers and Families
Skidding off the fast track?
Who’s Dependent Now?
Welfare reform’s reverse dependency.
Women’s Studies: Breaking the Silence, Shaping the Future
Gerda Lerner on why women's studies matters.
Making Waves
A conference marking the 25th anniversary of Penn's women's studies program brought together faculty, students, and leaders in the field to surf the past 3.5 waves of feminism and debate the turbulent currents ahead.